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Grade 11Mechanics

A particle goes in a circle of radius 2.0 cm. A concave mirror of focal length 20 cm is placed with its principal axis passing through the centre of the circle and perpendicular to its plane. The distance between the pole of the mirror and the centre of the circle is 30 cm. Calculate the radius of the circle formed by the image.

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago

 

 

Distance of O from the pole = 30cm

Image distance for O= 60cm

Now consider the radius OR. Consider it to be an object of size 2cm.

Image of OR will form 60cm from the pole as found out earlier .

Now,

-vu=hiho

Therefore , hi= -4cm

Radius of the circle formed by the image will be 4cm.